MATH 1004 Calculus for Engineering or Physics
Section E, Fall 2016
Instructor
Mark Blenkinsop
Office
5260 HP
Email
mblenkin@math.carleton.ca
Twitter
@mblenkin math, also embeded on cuLearn using our course hashtag, and you
can visit http://www.twitter.com/mblenkin math/ (open access).
Phone
613-520-2600 ext. 8673 (no voicemail)
Lectures
Monday and Wednesday 14:35-15:55 in 101 AT.
Tutorials
Monday 8:35-9:25. Confirm your assigned room before the first tutorial.
Tests
During tutorial on 3 Oct, 17 Oct, 31 Oct, 14 Nov, 21 Nov (no make up tests).
Office Hours
Monday and Wednesday 1:00-2:00, or by appointment, and subject to change.
Text
The ABC’s of Calculus, by Angelo Mingarelli, 2016 edition (available in his office,
4380 HP).
MS-LAP
Math and Stats Learning Assistance Program is a free of charge program available
through cuLearn. It provides learning support and solutions to homework questions
through assistance videos. Students can email requests for video solutions that we
aim to post within 48 hours. Video requests can be sent to kyle.harvey@carleton.ca
starting on Sept 23, 2016 up until Dec 9, 2016.
PASS
The Peer Assisted Study Sessions will be operated by a representative of the
program who will sit in on lectures and provide study sessions to students taking
this course.
Grading
Tests (best 3 of 5): 30 %
Tutorial Work: 10%
Final: 60 %
Important Dates
7 Sept
21 Sept
7 Oct
10 Oct
24-28 Oct
9 Dec
10-22 Dec
First day of class
First day of tutorial
Exam schedule released
Thanksgiving (no classes)
Reading week (no classes)
Last day of class which follows a Monday schedule
Exam period
Evaluation
• A 3-hour final examination will be held during the exam period, covering the entire course. DO
NOT schedule flights or other departures during the exam period until the dates are known! Students
wishing to view their exams (marks will not be changed) must make a request within the 3 weeks
following the official release of grades. Responses will be sent out after the 3 week timeline has
elapsed. For multi-section courses, students who sit with another section will not be eligible to view
their exam.
• All uncollected test and tutorial papers will be destroyed after the final exam. Any issues with test
or tutorial grades must be addressed before the final exam. Students who have less than 30% for
their term grade and miss the final will be given a grade of FND (fail, no deferral).
• Tests will be held during tutorials on the above specified dates. Only the best number of tests
(specified above) will be counted, and no make up tests will be offered. No explanation is needed for
a missed test, but you are strongly advised to write every test in order to properly prepare yourself
for the final exam.
• Calculators are permitted during the term, but NOT permitted for the final exam. Non-programmable
non-graphing calculators are allowed for all tests.
• Tutorials are compulsory. TA’s will provide interactive practice problems which everyone needs to
attempt. You are encouraged to work in groups, and only one solution paper needs to be submitted.
Conduct and Content Policies
• Incidents of cheating will be dealt with in a formal fashion. All suspected incidents and supporting
documentation will be forwarded to The Office of The Dean of Science.
• This course uses cuLearn. Additional content will be posted and announced to all students. In
particular, supplementary content related to course material is testable.
• All classroom teaching and learning activities (lectures and tutorials), and cuLearn content is
COPYRIGHTED. Students are encouraged to take notes and make copies of course materials
for their own educational use. However, students are NOT PERMITTED to snap pics, record
lectures, share files, etc., or distribute content in any way without permission.
• Email is a formal route of communication, and should have a reasonable expectation of response in
4-7 days. Twitter is an informal and non-sensitive route of communication with a general expectation
of a much quicker response. DO NOT use Twitter to solicit a faster email response. Please note that
emails pertaining to questions clearly addressed in this outline, and repeat emails, might not garner
a response. Instead an announcement Tweet might be made. Critically important information will
be sent out via email.
Accommodation Policies
• Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course must register with the
Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) for a formal evaluation of disability-related
needs, and have a Letter of Accommodation sent to the Instructor by their Coordinator. Students
entitled to test accommodation must confirm their need with the Instructor before the first test. If
you require accommodations only for the final exam, you must request accommodations by the last
official day to withdraw from classes.
• Accommodations for other reasons such as religious obligation, or parental leave, will be done only in
accordance with University policy. These policies are administered by the office of Equity Services.